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How late is registration allowed? Now I have finally got a bike, I can take part in this world renowned awesomeness for a stab at the best prize to ever grace a challenge. Could I register 963 please? Hopefully i'll get SOME under my belt. It's a motivator at least! ;D

Fab! Now I know what to look for while searching for female-female and male-male adapter versions of them! Thanks!

What is the name of this power connector? A few things have them, but sometimes varies which way round they have them (whether male or female on the device or power end) - and is there male-male / female-female adapters/extensions for them? Thanks

Ohhhh, noooo. No I wasn't going to mount on a single bolt. The mount is actually pretty much exactly like the one you've linked from AliExpress, got mine from Amazon for £8.. Same thing. It mounts at 4 points just like that one. The question is just really what are suitable bolts and if longer needed. I've ordered some stainless steel bolts about 4 mm longer (roughly same as thickness of mount) so i'll see how well it fits with them. I looked at those, and also looked at one on a bike with a Nav, while sitting on it. It isn't very comfortable to have to look down so far. Much prefer above the instrument cluster.

Vague title, I know very sorry... anyway, i'm looking to mount a sat nav mount on my Tiger 800 (Gen 1 11/61 reg), i've found NOTHING helping with how or what I need for this, anywhere. Not for my bike. ANYHOW - I know mounting the mount isn't complicated, assuming I have the right mount - it APPEARS to be 'correct' , and mounts to two points each side. One which has the screen mounted on (i've marked on the pic) and one which is infront of the instrument cluster. I haven't been to the bike to get a good picture, but according to the bikepartstriumph site (images below) - that uses the below bolt. Now, as i'm putting the mount there, i'm assuming i'd need longer bolts - so maybe 2-4 mm longer? I randomly looked for M6 x 18 on amazon and came up with some. I know theres M6 x 20's etc - can I just use any of them or is there something specific kind I should be looking out for? The fact triumphs own ones cost £2.22 or so isn't the issue, i'm not bothered about the cost. I know this is a ridiculously newbie question, but I don't like the idea of just getting something that might not be right and bodging it up. And i'm struggling to find any real info on my specific bike. Or parts that fit. Lots for newer Tigers, but Gen 1. Nothing. Thanks for any help!

Did CBT 2019, redid CBT 2020. Did some lessons/mod1+2 practice on a big bike. Did Mod1. Did Mod2. Passed 2021. Cost... no idea really... £99 for each CBT. DAS(big bike lessons etc) + Tests about £400.. I think? Maybe a little less. So £600 all in. Happy I passed first time. Car test was another matter.

I forgot about the being top heavy part... and it doesn't have a centre stand! Something that i'm hoping to fix, i'll try and find one for it. Hmm, major service - i'm going to have to ask this dealer all these questions - All these are things that will cause a large outlay immediately after buying it, which i'm not exactly wanting to do. May have to have a think about it if none of it has been done recently. Thanks for the info, and to everyone, thanks Very much appreciated.

I'll be sure to ask about those when talking to the dealer, hopefully they know and will be able to sort something. Possibly maybe a decrease in price if it is something that is going to need to be done. Who knows.. I can dream I guess. The Tiger i'm looking at is quite a few years older than your 2019 you had! It only had an 800 or 800XC, I think it is the basic 800. But i'm sure it'll do me fine as a first big bike. I'll certainly see how it rides for me. I know I've seen somewhere that people say put a wider wheel on the front as it is thinner than the rear on the Tiger? I do want some panniers. Any would do, 3rd party or Triumph ones. I'm not bothered about filtering just yet. I will be wanting the storage space soon, so i'll work something out. Thanks guys!

I'd love a Moto Guzzi V85 TT. Especially in the 'duck' colours as I called them. Sadly out of my price range without financing.

So... FINALLY, i'll be getting a bike. And so FINALLY will be able to do the Challenge(2024), I hope!! WOO! But before that... i've already contacted the garage and it is still there. My absolute max budget was £4000 - and a lovely VN900 and Tiger 800 show up at the same time. The VN900 is closer to me, it is in Durham. The Tiger is over in Penrith. I've decided to go head over heart and chosen the Tiger, as being my first 'big' bike, and space being a premium, it would suit better for now. The VN900 is BIG. I'll move on to something like that when I can. I'll not get to test ride, as i'll be getting it delivered, does anyone have experience with Tigers, could suggest what I should do, check over, etc to it - It's a 61plate, 33000 miles on the clock. Costing me £4k. I THINK it is the road version, with the peak added on ? As I thought the 'offroad' version had the peak, and spoked wheels... But I don't know how else to tell, as I know they can all be changed. ;D If anyone has any insight/experience or anything with that year Tiger 800 you'd like to share with me, would be great. Looking up insurance quotes as they have given me the full reg number. oh this is exciting.. Thanks in advance if anyone has info. :]

Thank you! Much appreciated.

I mean, she went to see it today (according to original post) - why would theft be an issue if she is just picking up, and putting it somewhere safe (i'd assume) until insured.. Might not be from a dealer. Wouldn't leave a deposit and pick up later with a private sale. Ever. But as as you say, if it was a dealer - they would happily take deposits for it to then be picked up later. So there isn't an issue.

Maybe hire a van that can hold a bike? Not sure on the cost of this... I'm guessing about 80-100 for a day? Some places even do hourly rental. Saves messing up insurance.

I don't know the reliability of BMW 1200/850/850 GS's after a few years, but you can get them at your price point of £5000. They're just older ones (most pre 2009ish). So I guess it depends how old you want to go, and if they're a good bike that far back. If that is a bike you're really liking.

In my experience recently, the biggest difference on quotes is simply, postcode and if garaged or not. I'm still looking for a bike, and the main thing the changed the cost is postcode where I can keep it. And tested various i've lived at over the years. Up north (North East) garaged I was getting around £1200-£2500, not garaged around £1400-£3000 North West (Manchester/Salford areas), garaged £1000-£2000, not garaged around £1400-£2500 Down South around my parents, garaged £190-300, not garaged £200-400. This is 2 year held license, 0 no claims, leathers protection, and adding my 'security' (which I don't usually do, but tested) which is an approved disc lock and a big ass chain they have on the list it made no difference to mine. Size of bike made a tiny bit of difference but only for 125cc which were on the higher end of the scale. Good luck! But don't bother saying you have the security. - As daveinlim says - The one time you forget to use it, something happens, they don't pay. So don't say you have any.

Darn, shame you're all the way down Essex.

It is normal. Just get a good cover incase anything happens. It'll come down once you've ridden a year or so. Depending on where you live. Example: I can get insured down south at my parents house fully comp annual payment for £300 (based on it being a 1250GS) - up here in the North East it is £2400. And that is in a garage. What Fiddlesticks says works. IF you don't intend to be riding a bike immediately. But go fullycomp not third party.

I believe you do have to wait 2 years after the A1 practical test to take another practical for the A2 if you were under 24 years old. However, you can usually take the A2 when you reach 24 years old, but I am pretty sure you can just take the full A license test straight off. Ask riding school you learnt with.

As said above ^ Just do the A category as it is the same as A1/2. But you can ride any bike. And it isn't £800+ for lessons if you already ride/think you can do it without them. A single lesson around £25-50ish depending where, how long they do it for etc.. also the £70 I would have thought would include bike hire if Mod1 (mine was £55 inc. bike hire for mod 1, £125 inc bike hire for mod2).

Slightly bored of this obvious trolling. And this just proves you're doing it. Not difficult to do figures of 8, u turn has enough space, slalom cones far enough apart and its all ezpz no problem. But you've never ridden. I doubt i'm the only one to think that the u-turn space looks tiny when you're not used to doing u-turns and are new to riding. Hell, I touched the line on the test. Please just take peoples advice and accept the ones that seem logical and make sense, and is how you want to ride. Once you actually start riding that is. You'll not know anything until you do.

Definitely overthinking it. How many hours will vary between people due to experience and confidence. Lots say Mod 1 is harder, and Mod 2 is a walk in the park. I found Mod 1 easier, as it has more of a 'structure' that I could align myself with if you like. I was bricking it on Mod 2 because that is essentially all down to me. In the end I did fine. I had about three 1 hour sessions for Mod 1, spread over three weeks, and then the test. With two 2 hour Mod 2 sessions, over two weeks, then the Mod 2 test.

Echoing others, don't. It isn't worth it in the long run if anything goes bad. As it isn't like you could make your own 'contract' with them of your own to cover yourself if anything bad did happen, and it is probably against the PCP/other contract you have yourself with the dealer. I did EXACTLY this. Bike on finance, private sale. They knew it was on finance and I was paying it off with what they paid me. I made nothing as I sold it for exactly what I owed on the finance. Yes you aren't /supposed/ to do it this way. However like others say, they don't care so long as they get their money. And don't delay in paying it off.

About right in NCL for me... Around £6-7 for the fish (most seem to use cod near me), £8.10+ for Fish and Chips (in a box). Also can vary quite a bit even between shops that are on the same street.

You have it cheaper on autotrader, but you should get £4000 for it I reckon. Brand new one is £4399. When nicer weather comes, I reckon you'll pretty easily get that price maybe a little lower. It isn't the time that people will be looking for a bike at the moment due to weather. So just keep it up for sale. Don't lower your price yet.